JodyGarageSale

The Be$t Price$ In Town

The clothes are all folded

and laid out with care

the old record albums

all priced very fair

The kids old stuffed toys

(Only one without tail)

Hey !

It's time for our annual

Rummage $ale

We spent all last month

getting ready for this

while struggling with memories
of junk we might miss

The kids painted signs

to put up around town

as I placed the last price tag

on that old pink prom gown

The old Christmas ornaments

always go quick

but, that old Halloween witch

now only says "trick"

Hmmmm . . . ?

But I still have to question

myself every year

if my brains need removing

from my derierre' ?

I mean really now !

do garage $ales make $ense ?

we sort and we fuss

and then make .50 cents !?

( Duh ??? )

Some professional scholar

should study this thing

the human behavior

that garage $ales bring

A Mercedes can pull up

and the couple get out

then dicker over a dollar

" what's that all about ?"

Another car pulls in

almost through my door

then stares through the
windshield

like it's a drive-thru store

Oh My . .

Why do we spend hours

just labeling stuff

then haggle and quibble

to shut down in a huff ?

One minute I'm convinced

all my items are gold

then the next they're just worthless

all tattered and old

And why do I take it

so personally

when a shopper rejects

all the things that they see ?

It's a disease and I know it

it's just pure craziness

and repeats itself annually

so there ~ I confess !

Oh, I better get going

a car just slowed down

~ Come On In Folks ~

"The Be$t Price$ In Town"

~ Jody Harmon ~
© copyright 2004

This poem is dedicated to ..

Someone

And that "Someone" shall remain Nameless.

But, ~ that "Someone" knows exactly who
she is

and lives her summer months
"Garage Sale Shameless"!

The Bumper Sticker on the back of her tired old

overstuffed Sedan is proof of what I say, but I have a sneaky

feeling that she has a relative living somewhere close to you too.

You'll recognize them, as soon as you see the

*Caution*

Driver Brakes At All Garage Sales

P.S.

* just a thought here *

* A Future Personal Therapy Book for the Addicted "Rummagite" *

" The Garage, It's Not Just For Parking Anymore "

* Future Music To Inspire A Rummagers' Soul *

" Money Can't Buy You Love,

But it can buy you a Commemorative Bottle

of Wayne Newton After Shave "

~ and last but not least ~

I leave you with yet another future

* "Self Help" Best Seller *

" What I Saw At The Rummage Sale:

A Bargain Hunters Guide To The

Cheapskate Era "

~ Happy Shopping My Friends ~

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